Weiler v. Dry Dock Savings Institution
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether section 234 of the Real Property Law, which declares void as against public policy and wholly unenforcible agreements exempting lessors from liability for their own negligence, embraces contracts made prior to the enactment of the statute as well as contracts made subsequent thereto.
Plaintiff, on March 23, 1937, leased from defendant for a period of two years a store and basement located in the borough of Man*582hattan, New York city, the term to commence May 1, 1937. Paragraph 9 of the lease exonerated the landlord from any liability for water…
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